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South Orange-Maplewood School District
Tuscan Tiger

A Message from School Nurses: Understanding COVID-19 Contact Tracing

WANT TO BE PART OF THE COVID-19 SOLUTION? ANSWER THE CALL

Understand Contact Tracing and help the Department of Health keep your family safe from COVID-19 spread

WHAT IS CONTACT TRACING?  Contact Tracing is the long-standing Public Health practice used to identify those who come into contact with people who have tested positive for many contagious diseases; for example, measles, mumps, rubella, varicella, and – recently of course – COVID-19.  Contact tracing is a little like detective work: trained staff interview people who have been diagnosed with a contagious disease to figure out who they may have recently been in contact with. Then, they call those close contacts* and  encourage them to quarantine to prevent spreading the disease. Think of it as part public health work, part investigation.

If a resident of South Orange or Maplewood tests positive for COVID-19, contact tracing begins:

  1.       The local Department of Health (DOH) officers recommend that the COVID-19+ resident inform their close contacts of their positive result. *Close contact is defined as being within six feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period. 
  2.       The local DOH officers and/or trained professionals will:
  • Call that COVID-19+ resident to determine close contacts to whom they may have spread the virus; then they will get in touch with those close contacts
  • Give instructions about next steps, such as self-isolation for the COVID+ individual and quarantine for close contacts
  • Maintain confidentiality of the COVID+ individual
  • NOT ask for your Social Security Number,  bank account or salary information, money, or credit card numbers.

We encourage you to answer the phone – the DOH may be calling you!

Be well. Be safe. Be part of the solution to keep your family and friends safe from COVID-19 spread.

Tuscan Elementary School

South Orange-Maplewood School District

Contact Info

25 Harvard Ave
Maplewood, NJ 07040

Main Office:
(973) 378-5221

Fax:
(973) 378-7626

School Admins

School Hours

Monday
8:45 AM - 3:15 PM
Tuesday
8:45 AM - 3:15 PM
Wednesday
8:45 AM - 3:15 PM
Thursday
8:45 AM - 3:15 PM
Friday
8:45 AM - 3:15 PM
Saturday
Closed
Sunday
Closed

Anti-Bullying Specialists

Catherine Lazen
e: clazen@somsd.k12.nj.us
p: (973) 378-5221 ext 7100
f: (973) 378-7626

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Our Mission

The mission of the South Orange Maplewood School District is to empower and inspire each student to explore and imagine, to pursue personal passions, and to collectively create a better future by creating a learner-centered environment through multiple pathways; re-imagined structures, systems and supports; innovative teaching; partnering with families; and maximizing community expertise and resources.

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